Shield for linoleum covered sink tops



April 21, 1953 J. F. KIRVAY 2,635,253

SHIELD FOR LINOLEUM COVERED SINK TOPS Filed March 17, 1950 Mimi Mull hun ,4r/mensys Patented Apr. 21,1953

SHIELD FOR LINOLEUM COVERED SINK TOPS Julius F. Kirvay, South Euclid, Ohio Application March 17, 1950, Serial No. 150,213

1 Claim. .(Cl. 4-187) This invention relates to a protective shield `and drain device for linoleum cover-ed sink tops and, as one of its objects, provides an improved lconstruction for a device of this kind such that it can be quickly and easily installed, will present a neat and attractive appearance and will cover and protect the linoleum so as to prevent deterioration thereof as the result of repeated `wetting by water being spilled thereon or leaking from the Water supply faucets and delivery spout.

Another object of this invention s to provide an improved shield and drain devi-ce of this character which can be economically produced from sheet metal or other suitable sheet material and which has integrally formed water barrier portions for confining the water on the exposed surface of the device and facilitating drainage thereof into the sink.

A further object of the invention is to provide a protective shield and drain device of this character which comprises a pair of cover members, one being a substantially flat horizontal cover member for application to a linoleum covered horizontal portion of the sink top and the other being an upright cover member for application to a linoleum covered upright portion of the sink top and in which adjacent edges of the horizontal cover member and the upright cover member have novel cooperating portions.

, Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying sheet of drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view` of a linoleum covered sink top showing the protective shield and 'drain device of the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the sink top with the protective shield and drain de- .vice thereon, as indicated by section line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the horizontal cover member and the upright cover member in detached relation;l

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional detail taken through the upstanding water barrier bead of the horizontal cover member, as indicated by section line 5--5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view on a somewhat larger scale and showing the cooperating engagement of adjacent edge portions of the horizontal and upright cover members; and Fig. 'l is a vertical section taken through the .cooperating edge portions of the horizontal and '2 upright cover members and illustrating a modiiied construction.

In Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, a sink top I is shown forming a support for a conventional kitchen sink II and comprising a horizontal top portion I2 and an upright wall portion I3. The sink top Ill is provided with a linoleum covering I4 which, in this instance, extends in continuous relation over the horiztontal top portion I2 and upwardly over the rear or upright wall portion I3. The sink top I0 is also provided with water delivery means comprising a spout I5 extending forwardly in overhanging relation to the sink I I and a pair of hot and cold water faucets I6 and Il.

The water delivery means may also include a hollow valve body I8 located beneath the horizontal top portion I2 and having water supply pipes I9 connected therewith. The valve body I8 contains the valve mechanisms of the hot and cold water faucets I6 and I'I and also includes upstanding hollow stem portions 20 extending through spaced openings 2l of the horizontal top portion I2 at the locations of the spout I5 and the faucets I 6 and I'l. The stem portions 20 are suitably threaded and have lo-ck nuts 22 applied thereto by which the valve body I8 is positioned relative to the horizontal top portion I2 and suspended thereon. The faucets I6 and I1 include actuating handles I6a and Ila and valve stems 23 adapted to be actuated by such handles and extending downwardly into the valve body I8 through the hollow stem portions 2B and through suitable packing glands 24.

The protective shield and drain device provided by this invention comprises a generally at horizontal cover member 25 which is applied to the linoleum covering I4 so as to lie against and extend over a substantial portion of the linoleum covering which is located in surrounding relation to the faucets I6 and I'I and the upright portion of the delivery spout I5. The horizontal cover member 25 can be made from non-corrosive sheet metal, or from other suitable non- -corrosive sheet material such as plastic or rubber. This cover member can be stamped from such sheet metal by suitable metal working dies or can be molded from the plastic or rubber sheet material by suitable molding dies.

The portions of the horizontal cover member 25 which surround the openings 26 are deected upwardly so as to form an upstanding ananular ange or ferrule 21 in surrounding relation to each of the stem portions 20. These ferrules form water barriers on the upper or exposed surface of the horizontal cover member 25 which tend to deflect water away from the openings 26 so as to prevent such water from passing through the 'cover member and causing deterioration of the linoleum covering I4. To assist in preventing water from passing downwardly through the openings 26, a suitable sealing material or waterproof cement 28, such as asphalt, is applied-,ftothese openings so as.t'o substantially fill thespace between the ferrulesV 21 and the stem' portions 20 of the valve body I8.

As shown in the drawings the horizontal coveri member 25 has the front edge thereof deflected downwardly in angular or curving relation; to;-

form a downwardly extending drainage lip 23 adapted to overhang the adjacent edge of thesinkvv Il to facilitate drainage of Water-from.thiscover.-

member into the sink. The openings 2liY of the cover member 25 are made considerably larger in size than the stern portions 20 and the lock nuts 22; so: as to. permit lateral shift-ingof this cover member on the horizontal top; portionA I2 for bringing theedrainage.. lip; 29. into a snug engagement, with the; edge of the sinkV topor with the rimr ofthe sink; ITI, as; shown in Fig'. 2:. 'Ehe enlarged openings; 26: will: thus permit proper positoningiof the drianage'lip 2-3'with respect to the edge of the: sinkr top, regardless of` Variations ingthe spacingI ofthe faucet members.- and. I1 relative tothe-edge ofv the-sink top as-mayoccur in. different sink installations;

As. shown. in; they drawings other; portions of the horizontal cover'member. 25 are deflected up'- wardly out ofthe general.. plane ofthis member to form an upstanding continuous bead 3 which constitutes4 a water barrier on; the exposed'. surfaceof thisicover member. The beado ishere shown as comprising a longitudinal bead 33a ex.- tending along:the rear.` edge o f the cover member 2.5: and forwardly; extending; beads. lb; located adjacent the ends of' the cof/.er member. The beads 30h are here shown as including inwardly offset beadportions 38e andforwardly extending end portions 30d which arecarried forwardly and downwardly onv the. drainage lip:` 29;

From the construction..describged above for the horizontal cover member 2.5.; it will be seenthat the portion of the upper surface of this cover member which. surroundsl the faucets IB: and Il and the upright portion. of the delivery spout |15 lie withinl the areav enclosedv by the bead 33, such that water. spilled onto the; cover member, or leaking from the spoutV and. faucet.V members will be prevented froml coming into contact with. the linoleum; covering titi and will drain freely from the. lip. 23. into thesink II'. If' desired', a. thin layer' (not shown). of a suitable cement-,such as thai-used toseal the. openings 23, canA also` be used between the linoleum E53.: and the cover member 25` forv attaching the latter to the sinhv top. In; installing the cover member 25"v on. the sink top` in', the relation. just described. above', the faucet handles Staand lla, as well as thefaucet housings lib and I'lb, arefremoved to permit'the cover' member v to be moved into position against thelinoleum, after Whichthese handlesand hous-1 ing; members are replaced so as to occupyr the positions shown` in. Figs. l and 2.

For use on sinkl tops;l which include thea up*- right wall portion I3, the shieldv and drain device of this invention mayv also include an. upright cover member 33 which. is applied tor the.A lino.- leum covering of this upright; wallI portion and can be conveniently referred to. as a, cover sec.- tion or member;V The, upright cover member. 33

4 can also be made of non-corrosive sheet metal, or other suitable non-corrosive sheet material such as plastic or rubber, and includes a substantially flat upright wall portion 34 of a length corresponding with the horizontal cover member 25 and of a height or width to extend over and lie against the linoleum covering of the upright Wall portion I3. The upright cover member 33 alsol includes'a forwardly;extendingJ lateral flange 35I alongthe lower edge thereofr which cooperates with the adjacent rear edge of the horizontal cover member 25. In this instance the lateralflange 35.- of the cover member 33 is connected With the upright portion 34 by an arcuate connecting portion 36.

Since indifferent sink installations the locatioILof theuprightwall portion I3 may vary with respect to the hollow stem portions 20 of the valve body I8, this invention provides a novel joint between the horizontal cover member 25 and the-uprightcover member 33 which: will: accommodatesuch variations in. spacing.

vided; onthelateral flange 35=andextending alongthe forwardedgethereof. The bead 31 overlaps the bead 30a, as shown ini Fig. 2-,. and: has. a recess` 31a in'. thev underside' thereof which has3 a transverse Width considerably greater;v than; the transverse width of, the bead 30a,4 such; that the latter bead can occupy different relative, posi.:- tions in this'recess; The recess 3lawill thus permit shifting of the upright cover memberY 33 relative-to the horizontal cover member' 25' dur;- ing. installat-ion. as maybenecessaryto locate-.the portion 3ft.v offthe upright cover, member against the upright wall I3. y

To. permit the.` overlapping relationA of, theT bead 3l with respect to the bead 30a, suitablerecesses or notches 3,3 are formed in theA edge of the beadv 3l adjacent the ends of the. upright. cover member 33, as shoWnin Figs..4 and. 6. When; the upright cover member. 33' has been. installed in the position shownxin Figs. l and 2, the recesses 38 will. engage the beads 30h. instraddling rela.- tion-thereto andy such engagement willpermitzthe lower edge ofthe bead 3l to lie-.tightly against the surface of the horizontal cover member 2,5. This engagement of the notches 3.8.` withthebeads 30h also provides a means for locating the upright cover` member 3.3 in registering aligned relation with respect to the horizontal' cover mem-ber 25'.

The upright cover member 331 can be attached to the upright wall portion I3 byy theA use of a thin layerV (not-shown). ofv a. suitable cement between, this member and the linoleum covering I4; such.: as. they Waterproof cementV mentioned above. Although the cover members 25'. andil 33 have been. described as being secured. in place by cement, suitable fastening. members, such as nails or screws, can be used in place of or in addition to such cement. Waterproof cementis also Aprovided in the. bead recess 37a. to form a sealing means 3.9 for the joint formed by the beads 33a and 3.1;..

Instead` of usingV a jointr between the*l upright covering member- 33. and*y thehorizontal cover 25 which includes the overlapping relationKv explained above for the bead 3?.. amodied form of the joint can be` used as shown in Fig; 7.. Inv this mod-iiiediorm4` of joint the upright covermember 33 is. provided withV a; fiat forwardly.: extending lateral. flange l0 whose edgev isf disnosedz. inf abute ting relation tothe beadaz. Likewise. it should be understood; that. inv. somenstances, the end This novell joint, is. formed byv the, beaci3ila, of the;

beads 30h can be omitted from the horizontal cover member and the rear bead 30a can be carried out to the ends of this cover member. When the horizontal cover member 25 carries only the rear bead a, the notches 38 can be omitted from the bead 3l of the upright cover member 33.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing the shield and drain device is shown as comprising the horizontal and upright cover members 25 and 33, .but it should be understood that in some instances the horizontal cover member 25 alone will be sufficient and therefore, if desired, the upright cover member 33 can be omitted.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings it will now be readily understood that this invention provides a protective shield and drain device for a linoleum lcovered sink top which will prevent deterioration of the linoleum covering as the result of repeated Wetting by water spilled thereon, or by water leaking from the faucets and delivery spout. It will also be seen that because of the drainage lip and water barrier portions provided on the horizontal cover member, the water which spills or drips onto this cover member will be confined and directed so that it will drain into the sink Il. Furthermore, it will be seen that when this protective shield and drain device is made of sheet metal and provided with a bright finish, as afforded by chromium plating, this device Will give the sink top a neat and an attractive appearance. Likewise, it will be understood that when this protective shield and drain device is made from rubber or other plastic material it can be made in various desired colors.

Although the protective shield and drain device of this invention has been illustrated and described herein to a somewhat detailed extent, it will be understood, of course, that the invention is not to be regarded as being limited correspondingly in scope but includes all changes and modifications coming within the terms of the claim hereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A protective shield and drain device for use on a sink top having horizontal and upright linoleum covered wall portions and water delivery means extending through the linoleum covered horizontal wall portion, comprising a generally flat horizontal cover member made of non-corrosive sheet material and being of a length and width to extend over and lie against a substantial area of the linoleum surrounding said delivery means, and an upright cover member made of non-corrosive sheet material and having a generally flat upright portion of a length and height to extend over and lie against a substantial area of the linoleum of the upright wall portion, said horizontal cover member having a, front edge portion deflected downwardly to define an integral drainage lip for drainage of water from the device at said front edge and integral upstanding continuous bead means forming a water barrier on the upper surface of said horizontal cover member and including an edge bead extending along the rear edge thereof and other bead means adjacent the ends of said horizontal cover member and extending forwardly from the ends of said edge bead to said drainage lip, said horizontal cover member also having openings therein located inwardly of its edges to accommodate said delivery means and upstanding integral annular portions surrounding said openings and defining ferrules adapted to surround said delivery means and form water barriers therearofund, said upright cover member having a forwardly extending integral lateral flange at the lower edge of said upright portion and the forward edge of said lateral flange having a longitudinal hollow connecting bead therein adapted to overlie the edge bead of said horizontal cover member, said connecting bead having a recess in the underside thereof which is of a transverse width substantially greater than the transverse width of said edge bead to permit shifting of said upright cover member relative to said horizontal cover member after the latter has been applied to said horizontal Wall portion and said connecting bead also having notches in the forward edge thereof adapted to straddle said other bead means of the horizontal cover member.

JULIUS F. KIRVAY.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,156,174 Braatz Apr. 25, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 485,136 Great Britain May 16, 1938 

